From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Philippe Clay, born Philippe Mathevet, (March 7, 1927 – December 13, 2007) was a French mime artist, singer and actor. He was known for his tall and slim silhouette (he was 1,90 m tall) and for his interpretations of songs by Charles Aznavour, Claude Nougaro, Jean-Roger Caussimon, Boris Vian, Serge Gainsbourg, Jean Yanne, Léo Ferré, Jacques Datin, Jean-Claude Massoulier or Bernard Dimey. He interpreted “La Complainte des Apaches” for the TV series Les Brigades du Tigre, written by Henri Djian and composed by Claude Bolling. As an actor, he appeared in many movies (Bell, Book and Candle) and television films. One of his famous roles is in the Jean Renoir film, French Cancan, where he played Casimir le Serpentin (a character inspired by Valentin le désossé). Description above from the Wikipedia article Philippe Clay, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie | La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président | Self (archive footage) | 2022-01-07 |
Movie | 1974, une partie de campagne | Self | 2002-02-20 |
Movie | Tuvalu | Karl | 1999-11-19 |
Series | La Grande Béké | Fifi Zecotte | 1998-03-14 |
Series | The Count of Monte Cristo | Chanteur Complainte | 1998-09-07 |
Movie | Lautrec | Auguste Renoir | 1998-09-09 |
Series | Les Allumettes suédoises | l'Araignée | 1996-03-04 |
Movie | Krim | Eugène | 1995-05-31 |
Series | La Comtesse de Charny | Le baron de Taverney | 1989-06-05 |
Series | Le Gerfaut | Le baron von Winkleried | 1987-07-08 |
Series | Catherine | Barnabé | 1986-03-19 |
Movie | L'Herbe rouge | Mr. Perle | 1985-09-11 |
Series | Marianne, une étoile pour Napoléon | 'Black-Fish' | 1983-11-21 |
Movie | Salut la puce | Rigodo-Cartecolin, un marionnettiste | 1983-01-12 |
Movie | A Good Little Devil | Le Juge | 1983-12-21 |
Movie | Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ | Herald of the arena | 1982-10-06 |
Movie | The Three Musketeers | Richelieu | 1974-01-02 |
Movie | Shanks | Mr. Barton | 1974-10-09 |
Movie | The Insolent | Dargnac | 1973-01-25 |
Movie | Not Dumb, the Bird | Jack Bromfield | 1972-11-15 |
Movie | Les joyeux lurons | L'abbé Larivière | 1972-11-22 |
Movie | Armiamoci e partite! | generale McMaster | 1971-09-03 |
Movie | The Hotheads | Prêcheur | 1967-11-08 |
Movie | Sale temps pour les mouches | Pierre Mazaud, dit 'Félix' | 1966-12-23 |
Movie | Ivory Coast Adventure | Renaud Lefranc | 1965-04-01 |
Movie | Musketeers of the Sea | Gosselin | 1962-02-23 |
Movie | In The Water... Which Makes Bubbles! | Jean-Louis Preminger (voice) | 1961-10-25 |
Movie | Take Me As I Am | Carlo | 1960-01-29 |
Movie | Drôles de phénomènes | The Butler Barns | 1959-03-04 |
Movie | The Road to Shame | Tom | 1959-04-30 |
Movie | The Bureaucrats | Letondu | 1959-06-30 |
Movie | The Night of the Hunted | Taretta | 1959-07-01 |
Movie | En bordée | 1958-09-10 | |
Movie | Bell, Book and Candle | French Singer at the Zodiac Club | 1958-12-25 |
Movie | Toto in Paris | il finto maggiordomo | 1958-10-23 |
Movie | It Happened on the 36 Candles | Self (uncredited) | 1957-10-16 |
Movie | Nathalie | Adolphe Faisant | 1957-12-04 |
Movie | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Clopin Trouillefou | 1956-12-19 |
Movie | French Cancan | Casimir le Serpentin | 1955-04-27 |
Movie | Le crime du Bouif | 1952-03-05 | |
Movie | Rome Express | 1950-01-18 |